§ 9-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: October 1, 2019
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Environment, § 9-101
§ 9-101. Definitions
(b) “Discharge” means:
(c)(1) “Disposal system” means a system for disposing of wastes by surface, above surface, or underground methods.
(d)(1) “Effluent limitation” means a restriction or prohibition that:
(d-1) “Failing on-site sewage disposal system” means an on-site sewage disposal system or a cesspool, or a component of an on-site sewage disposal system or a cesspool, that is a threat to public health due to:
(e) “Industrial user” means:
(f) “National pollutant discharge elimination system” means the national system for issuing permits as designated by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.1
(g) “Pollutant” means:
(h) “Pollution” means any contamination or other alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any waters of this State, including a change in temperature, taste, color, turbidity, or odor of the waters or the discharge or deposit of any organic matter, harmful organism, or liquid, gaseous, solid, radioactive, or other substance into any waters of this State, that will render the waters harmful or detrimental to:
(i) “Publicly owned treatment works” means a facility that is:
(j)(1) “Solid waste” means any garbage, refuse, sludge, or liquid from industrial, commercial, mining, or agricultural operations or from community activities.
(k) “Water quality standard” means a water quality standard that is adopted and effective under federal law or a law of this State.
(l) “Waters of this State” includes:
(1) Both surface and underground waters within the boundaries of this State subject to its jurisdiction, including that part of the Atlantic Ocean within the boundaries of this State, the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and all ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, public ditches, tax ditches, and public drainage systems within this State, other than those designed and used to collect, convey, or dispose of sanitary sewage; and
Credits
Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2. Amended by Acts 1989, c. 667; Acts 1989, c. 667; Acts 1992, c. 389, § 1; Acts 2013, c. 686, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013; Acts 2017, c. 376, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2019, c. 342, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
Formerly Art. 43, § 387C.
Footnotes
June 30, 1948, ch. 758, 62 Stat. 1155, codified at 33 U.S.C.A. § 1251 et seq.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-101, MD ENVIR § 9-101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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